This is is the first international English language guide
to Kazakhstan - a huge and diverse country. It covers
Baikonur, Genghis Khan, Tamerlane and the Silk Road. It
presents: Kazakhstan's archaeological wealth; the future
of Kazakhstan's energy resources; investment potential
for business travellers; architecture from Astana to
Almaty; superb photography from the grandeur of the Tien
Shan and Altai mountains across the Great Steppe to the
Caspian Sea; and, the 'Borat' phenomenon and its double-
edged effect. A country larger than Western Europe,
Kazakhstan's vast expanse encompasses the Great Steppe,
across which Genghis Khan's Mongol hordes galloped; the
heights of the Tien Shan in the south, through whose
foothills Silk Road travellers journeyed; the exquisite
lakes and valleys of the mystical Altai mountains in the
northeast; and, in the far west the archaeologically rich
desert coast of the Caspian Sea. With independence and
the discovery of oil has come huge change and rapid
modernization, and Kazakhstan today stands as Central
Asia's most stable and forward-thinking nation. In the
second edition of this successful book, this land of rich
history, inspirational landscapes and welcoming people
continues to share its wonders with an inquisitive world.